Human Skeletal Remains
by Kristin A. Kuckelman and Debra L. Martin

Table 10. Estimated Time of Birth and Death for Each Individual Represented in Human Remains Occurrences, Sand Canyon Pueblo

HRO

Age at Death (in years)

Estimated Time of Birth (in years A.D.)

Estimated Time of Death (in years A.D.)

1

1.5–2.0

1278

1280

2

40–45

1235–1240

1280

3

18–20

1260–1262

1280

4a

12–15

1265–1268

1280

4b

17–26

1254–1263

1280

5

adult*

1200–1258

1261–1279

6

15–20

1260–1265?

about 1280?

7

1

1279

1280

8

1.5–2.5

1265–1278

1267–1280

9

fetus

1267–1280

1267–1280

10

20–30

1250–1260

1280

11

15+

1265+

1280

12

15

1265

1280

13

5–6

1274–1275

1280

14

45–50

1230–1235

1280

15

1+

1266–1279

1267–1280

16

2–6

1261–1278

1267–1280

17

15

1252–1265

1267–1280

18

0–0.5

1266–1279

1267–1280

19

12–15

1265–1268

1280

20

20

1260

1280

21

15–20

1260–1265

1280

22

8+

1272+

1280

23

early 50s

1231–1233

1280

24

35–39

1241–1245

1280

25

0.25–0.75

1279+

slightly pre-1280

26/27

adult*

1220–1259

1280

28

16–18

1262–1264

1280

29

adult*

1220–1259

1280

30

adult*

1220–1259

1280

31

adult*

1220–1259

1280

32

2–3

1277–1278

1280

NOTE: Remains found in abandonment contexts are from individuals who are inferred to have died about A.D. 1280, the estimated year of village depopulation. The time of birth for those individuals was calculated by subtracting the age at death from 1280. The time of death for individuals who were formally buried was estimated using all pertinent information, such as stratigraphic data and tree-ring dates of associated structures and kiva suites.
HRO = Human Remains Occurrence.
* Older than 20 years of age, but probably not more than 60 years of age.

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